Crystal Maupin pleaded guilty to theft charges in court Tuesday. In July, the lead detective in Rogers' case, Snow, retired. The 19-year-old was over seven months pregnant at the time of her disappearance, and her remains weren't found until August 1983. Nick has never been charged or arrested in connection with Rogers' disappearance. As the years have come and gone, there's been a yearning for justice. I was mistaken for someone else, who he had threatened, and if he had decided to kill that person, he could have easily mistaken me for them and killed me instead, hence the throwaway account. Danny L. Singleton, reportedly a close friend and longtime employee of Crystal's boyfriend Brooks Houck, is charged with 38 counts of perjury for lying to investigators under oath. !, And @WHAS11Hasch is at Nick Houcks home where federal search warrants are also being served this morning. Three properties owned by Houck, believed to be the last person to see Rogers alive, were searched last week, WDRB reported. Are there or were there pigs on the Houck family farm?? On October 16, 2015, Brooks' brother Nick Houck was fired from the Bardstown Police Department for allegedly interfering with the investigation of Crystal Rogers disappearance. "global": { On August 6, FBI agents raided his home and witnesses told the Kentucky Standard that they saw agents searching the property as well as other agents bringing a handcuffed Nick Houck out of the house Thursday morning., Brooks Houck entering the courtroom followed by family of Crystal Rogers. And then, witnesses see him having a bonfire the night of her disappearance! BARDSTOWN, Ky. (WDRB) This week marks five years since Crystal Rogers was last seen in Bardstown. On October 16, 2015, Brooks' brother Nick Houck was fired from the Bardstown Police Department for allegedly interfering with the investigation of Crystal Rogers disappearance, according to NBC affiliate WLEX. We live, work and play right here in Central Kentucky. Crystal's family also announced a $25,000 reward for information leading to her. According to the FBI, several items of interest have been sent to the FBI laboratory in Quantico, VA. Despite this, authorities have not confirmed whether the remains belong to missing mom. Copyright 2020 WDRB Media. WELLSVILLE - William F. Davis, 83, passed away on Wednesday (February 22, 2023) at Maple City Rehabilitation and Nursing Center following a lengthy illness. "I don't give a *bleep* what your *bleeping* computers said, OK?" virtual: false, The Rogers and Ballard cases are unfortunately not the only unsolved cases to afflict the tightknit community of Bardstown, Kentucky. "If he truly loved my daughter, he would do anything to find her because we're doing anything," Sherry Ballard said. }. orientation: "portrait", It never gets easier, she said. "Crystal was a very good girl. Really???? I just watched the Disappearance of Crystal Rogers and a lot of this was theorized in the show. "We've searched the rivers, we've searched farms, houses, sinkholes, wells, any place she might be," family member Sammy Johnson said. In July of 2017, Brooks Houcks current girlfriend, Crystal Maupin. The maroon Chevy Impala had a flat tire with her keys, purse and cellphone still inside. BARDSTOWN, KY (WAVE) - The new girlfriend of the main suspect in the disappearance of Bardstown woman Crystal Rogers has pleaded guilty to stealing signs about the missing mother of five. He said when they got home, he went straight to bed, and Rogers stayed up playing games on her phone. 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I do remember during one of the searches, the Houcks had to leave the property and they only allowed Brooks on with a police escort to feed the cattle. Federal agents, with help from Nelson County highway department vehicles, were continuing to zero in on a driveway and truck away pieces of concrete and materials from outside a home. Federal agents just left his house and now Brooks Houck is mowing his lawn. Inside were her purse, keys and cellphone. "I'm telling you I've been 100 percent honest with you.". He was about to go hunting with his grandson, one of Rogers' five kids. A year later, Tommy Ballard, Crystal's father, who had been at the forefront of the search for Crystal and the investigation into her disappearance, was shot and killed near his son's house, while hunting with his grandson. These charges do not appear to be connected to the disappearance of Crystal Rogers in any way. However, he described his business as thriving and reportedly planned to replace his older property with new properties. Detectives say Crystal Rogers was last seen on July 3, 2015 by her boyfriend at the time, Brooks Houck. "That's my scary day," she said. Brooks Houck is the former boyfriend and main suspect in the disappearance of Crystal Rogers. When Crystals car was found abandoned on the Bluegrass Parkway with her belongs still inside, it didn't offer any clues. We know there are individuals in the community who have information on Crystals disappearance. , refusing to testify for the fear she might incriminate herself. He was pronounced dead at the scene on a farm located on Ed Brent Lane. Theres a pretty good chance whoever killed him wasnt actually standing on the ramp. Who is Brooks Houck? Anyone with information can submit a tip anonymously. The property was built by suspect Brooks Houck around the time of his then-girlfriends 2015 disappearance. A few months later, in November, a new sheriff, Ramon Pineiroa, was elected in Nelson County after former Sheriff Ed Mattingly stepped down at the start of the year. Mr. Davis was born on March 13, 1939 in North Hornell to Lewis F. and Margaret Angielee (Dodge) Davis. They were discovered on a farm close to where Rogers car was found. By accepting all cookies, you agree to our use of cookies to deliver and maintain our services and site, improve the quality of Reddit, personalize Reddit content and advertising, and measure the effectiveness of advertising. While we do not have a timeline in regards to when the search will conclude, we will continue our efforts for as long as it takes, FBI Louisville tweeted Thursday. Since my moms been missing, life has been really hard. Where Crystal's body, or remains, are is still unknown except to those who murdered her. Wed love to hear from you. Chief among them is the case of Crystal Rogers, a 35-year-old mother of five, who hasnt been seen since July 3, 2015, and is presumed dead by police. Bardstown Police Chief Kim Kraeszig told WDRB that they conducted a search warrant at Houcks house, looking for financial records related to the theft allegations. The 35-year-old went missing on July 3, 2015. Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items. Officials said Brooks Houck, Crystal's boyfriend, was the last person to see her alive when they were at his family farm the night of July 3. "That's what I've done, and it's worked out great this far.". Throwaway account for protection. Brooks brother was fired from the police after being accused of interfering with the investigation. Police say he was the last person to see her. Crystal Rogers' mom speaks out:As FBI searches Bardstown subdivision, Sherry Ballard hopes for 'answers this time'. BARDSTOWN, Ky. (LEX 18) Today marks seven years since the disappearance of Crystal Rogers, a Bardstown mother of five. Several Ballard family members have even publicly accused Houck of being responsible for Thomas's death in 2016. The trial was held a couple months later, and in April, a jury found Brooks Houck not guilty. went missing over Fourth of July weekend in 2015. Ever since her disappearance, Rogers' family has plastered signs around Bardstown and its neighboring communities asking for any information on Rogers. Sheriff Ed Mattingly said at that time that Houck was fully cooperating with the investigation. Nobody could get a hold of her.. By KATELYN NORRIS knorris@kystandard.com. She had had previously been seeing him every other weekend. that he only contacted his brother to tell him that "they might be trying to trip him up" and "he should protect himself.". Nearly a year later, in April 2014, 48-year-old teacher Kathy Netherland and her 16-year-old daughter, Samantha, were found dead inside their home. The Daily Beast alleged that Houck refused to be interviewed by the detectives searching for Rogers, failed an FBI polygraph test and tried to warn his brother when police were going to interview him. They give us hope and keep us going.. When you first meet him, everyone just thinks hes the perfect gentleman. 3rdGenUKGrad. But when you really get to know him? Download the ABC 36 News App on your smart phone or tablet device to receive breaking news and weather push notifications the minute it happens. Rogers wasnot known to go anywhere without her kids, according to the FBI. Other members of the Houck family were caught up in the investigation. Copyright 2020 WDRB Media. As CrimeOnline previously reported, FBI agents and cadaver dogs are at a subdivision in Bardstown, the town Rogers, then 35, was living in when she vanished in July 2015. A short time prior to this, Tommy was searching near one of Brooks Houck's properties. There are multiple people around Houck who have been implicated in her disappearance and Houck has also been accused of theft, for which he was acquitted. REALLY???? This is a developing story. Reach Billy Kobin at bkobin@courierjournal.com. "I'm looking forward to that day, but then again, I don't know if it'll all flood back into me at one time. "I just want to see my grandson. Their mother lived there at the time of Ellis' death but they sold the place shortly after Ellis died and she moved to the family farm which is off of Highway 49 between Bardstown and Holy Cross. Rogers was at the party with Brooks Houck, her boyfriend. Large chunks of the driveway were hauled outof the neighborhood inconstruction trucks. The FBI was/is investigating the Bardstown and Nelson County police departments for corruption. 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"We are a very close family, and Im not doing anything different that any mother would do for their daughter at all," Ballard added. Agentsreportedlywere using a cadaver dog to search the subdivision and a Courier Journal photographer saw investigatorsusing a jackhammer on the driveway of a home. 22102015Brooks A POLICE officer has been fired after he allegedly tampered with a case involving the missing girlfriend of his brother who is suspected in her disappearance. I don't need an attorney. By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform. Houck and Rogers had previously dated and had a child together. We've received your submission. He was a 1958 graduate of Andover Central School. Rogers disappeared on July 3, 2015. He said that Rogers was on her phone when he went to sleep and gone when he woke up. What a bunch of corruption. This item is being further evaluated and we will release additional information as it becomes available, the agency tweeted. ", "I just hope that I can handle that, when they come to me with that news, even though Ive waited for six years," shesaid. On Monday, a search was being conducted at a farm at 345 Paschal Ballard Lane. Adding they know there are people who know specific information about crystals disappearance and want to do the right thing. 6940 Man O' War Blvd. Fixed: Release in which this issue/RFE has been fixed.The release containing this fix may be available for download as an Early Access Release or a General Availability Release. The church is requiring everyone to wear a mask. After a day like that, and almost every day, Kyleigh writes to her mom in a journal. (Story continues. I don't know who. I dont remember this reference. Early on, friend and employee of Brooks Houck, Danny Singleton, faced 38 counts of perjury for lying to detectives during the investigation, but pleaded guilty to lesser charges of false. FBI said they arent doing any on camera things just yet. In 1979, Crystal Rogers Aunt, Freda Sharene Sherry Ballard, went missing from Bardstown, according to The Kentucky Standard. And that's the day that if I ever have too much on my shoulders, that might be the day. Houck told police that the last time they talked, he and Rogers got into an argument over how he treated her children, but he said that she was still at home when he went to bed, according to WHAS-11. Hes very deceiving, she said. 5 years later, nobody knows. No arrests have been made in connection withRogers' disappearance. Days after Crystal Rogers was reported missing, her boyfriend Brooks Houck sat inside the Nelson County Sheriff's Office, answering Detective Jon Snow's questions. submission: { All Rights Reserved. It's not the family farm that is located just off the Bluegrass Parkway exit where Ellis was killed, it was the family home. News outlets report the home owned by Brooks Houck burned down in Bardstown on Sunday night. I can tell you if I was not happy with where my daughter's case was going, I would not be quiet like I am now. "I think eventually she will be found, yes," Snow said. In October, three months after Rogers disappeared, she was presumed dead by law enforcement. "She could have just said 'I'm sorry. The 35-year-old was last seen alive on the Fourth of July weekend in 2015 and her loved ones have been searching ever since. According to her boyfriend Brooks Houck, Crystal Rogers was last seen on the night of July 3, 2015. Brooks Houck has been named the only suspect in the disappearance of his girlfriend Crystal Rogers (pictured here together with their two-year-old son). 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What did the sheriff at the time of the murders know about this investigation into Nick Houck? From the day the case started over a Fourth of July weekend to the FBI taking the case this week, we take a look back at all the major moments. In 2015, Crystal Rogers was last seen at her then boyfriend, Brooks. Someone, perched on top of the stone cliff above him, fired a shotgun. text: "Promote your event", WDRB reported that Houck was indicted on four felony counts and four misdemeanor counts of theft after he was accused of taking more than 200 bundles of roofing shingles from Lowes in Nelson County over a period of multiple days. You just don't go to bed one night and not know she's gone and then not worry when she left the baby," Rogers sister Brooke Ballard told ABC News. Who knows with drug rings. It's those millions of little things she has missed out on for five years now. 2. Brooks is interviewed about the disappearance of his girlfriend Crystal Rogers. field59.ipo = { He took Exit 34, a narrow ramp bounded on either side by steep stone walls. In March 2018, the Kentucky House of Representatives and State Senate passed a resolution honoring them, as well as the victims of other unsolved Bardstown murders, and urging witnesses to come forward. BARDSTOWN, Ky. (WTVQ/WHAS) -The FBI is searching a Bardstown neighborhood for evidence in connection to the disappearance of Crystal Rogers. The Nelson County Sheriff's Office, Jefferson County Sheriff's Office, FBI and Louisville Metro Police Department searched 300 acres with at least 14 cadaver dogs. , Brooks did not report her missing for two days, and ultimately it was her own family that went to police. Ellis was hit multiple times and died on the side of the road. Crystal Rogers with her two daughter before she disappeared in 2015. Houck told Rogers's. I personally went and searched the area where Tommy was shot and found the tree Nick used to stabilize his shot and saw the marks left behind by the gunpowder and recoil. At the time of that call, Nick Houck himself was an officer with the Bardstown Police Department. Your email address will not be published. "I'm 100 percent, completely innocent in this, he said. He was fired from the department after Rogers disappearance, WDRB reported. The boyfriend of a missing Kentucky woman owns multiple rental properties at a subdivision that is the site of an FBI search Tuesday. Her estranged husband, Edsel Eddie Barnes, and another man, George Weir, were eventually convicted and sentenced to life in prison for her murder. We remain dedicated to bringing justice.. If you have information related to the disappearance of Crystal Rogers, you can visit crystalrogerstaskforce.com,call the FBI tip line at 1-800-CALL-FBI,contact your local FBI officeor get in touch with the nearest American Embassy or Consulate. The bones were reportedly located four miles from a Bardstown farm owned by Crystal Rogers' ex-boyfriend's family where the 35-year-old is believed to have last been seen alive. When he answered it, it was his brother, Nick Houck, telling him not to talk to investigators. Brooks Houck is a businessman who is also the former boyfriend and main suspect in the disappearance of Crystal Rogers, a 35-year-old mother of five who went missing under suspicious circumstances on July 3, 2015. Sheriff Ed Mattingly said at that time that Houck was fully cooperating with the investigation. Brooks Houck was named as a suspect in the 2015 disappearance of his ex-girlfriend Crystal Rogers, who is presumed dead. "I wasn't even alarmed," Houck, said during his police interview. So to think that it's been five years has been very, very hard, Ballard said. We are your neighbors. During an interview with him, an investigator told Nick Houck he didn't pass a lie detector test and had problems answering questions about Rogers. There are a few aerial videos some of the searches and I never saw any pigs in them. Nick and Brooks, along with their mother, have verbally, as well as physically, threatened the family of Crystal Rogers and those volunteering in the search for her, including my own immediate family. I made eye contact with him," Tommy Ballard said after the court hearing. Wonder how they missed evidence of Crystals remains Im kind of surprised you were out there searching where Tommy Ballard was killed since its on private property that belongs to their family. Three months later, Tommy Ballard was shot and killed early in the morning in mid-November. He is the only suspect who has been named in the disappearance of Crystal Rogers, his ex-girlfriend and a mother of five. An FBI Louisville spokesman previously said all three locations hadalready been searched "to various degrees" over the years. Nick then failed a polygraph test conducted by an examiner from the FBI when questioned about the case. Houck runs Houck Rentals, a business involving real estate holdings of more than 130 parcels in 2018, the Kentucky Standard reported. Houck was named the main suspect in Rogers'. HLN Investigations is a news team that produces breaking news specials and HLN Original Series within the crime and justice genre. Crystal Rogers, a mother of five went missing over the July 4 weekend in 2015, authorities found her empty car with a flat tire on the shoulder of the Bluegrass Parkway. Your email address will not be published. The Nelson County Sheriff's Office held a news conference the next day on Rogers' disappearance. A few months after Crystal Rogers disappeared, Brooks Houck took up with Crystal Dawn Maupin (above), a 41-year-old mother of three, and on July 8, 2016, Maupin announced on her Facebook page that the two were an item. The body of Rogers has never been found. that detectives planned to interview him and advised him not to speak with them. (WDRB Photo). Do they think people are THAT dumb?? Houcks grandmother, Anna Whitesides, was also implicated when she invoked her Fifth Amendment right when called to testify in court; the station reported that whoever was responsible for her disappearance used Whitesides car to move Rogers body. When I graduated high school, seeing all the kids with their moms and they were like so proud. Beshear says 3 killed in Kentucky during severe storms Friday, Lawsuit claims Louisville pool company spent customer money on Vegas vacations and plastic surgery, Gov. Brooks Houck is the father of the child and primary guardian - he is also the main suspect in Rogers' disappearance though no charges have been filed against him. How convenient he was left behind with the baby. Kentucky State Police officially named Brooks Houck a suspect in Crystal Rogers' disappearance in October 2015, according to NBC News. It's been a long road, and it may be even longer, but I think we're getting close.". He then got back into his car and fled the scene. According to FBI Louisville, the discovery was made during day four of the search at the Woodlawn Springs subdivision. FBI spokeswoman Katie Anderson told The Courier Journal in October 2021 the agency had "nothing new to share on the Crystal Rogers investigation.". All Rights Reserved. In late-July, Brooks Houck's new girlfriend, Crystal Maupin, was arrested. Now 19 years old, Kyleigh was just 14 at the time of her moms disappearance. Kentucky State Police is in charge of this case and classified it as a death investigation. publisher_id: "7544", An item of interest has been discovered in the search for a missing Kentucky mother last seen six years ago, FBI officials said. After making it his lifes mission to find his daughter, Rogers' father, Tommy Ballard, was killed while hunting in November 2016. Sherry Ballard, the mother of Crystal Rogers, speaks with WDRB News in June 2020. "And I just. "In my heart, I know he's 100% guilty," Ballard said. Both cases are still unsolved. Rogers first disappeared back in 2015her boyfriend Brooks Hauck was the only suspect named in the case at that time. I dont think so. To date, no one has been arrested for the disappearance of Crystal Rogers and the shooting death of Tommy Ballard. Known as the Bourbon Capital of the World, Bardstown, Kentucky, is a small town with a population of just below 14,000, but it also has an unsettling number of high-profile, unsolved murders and disappearances. }; The FBI announced Friday that it had uncovered an item of interest on the fourth day of digging in a nelson county subdivision.